Hitman: Blood Money is the fourth flagship entry in IO Interactive's stealth action game series, where player become assassin Agent 47 in his first missions in the U.S. where he is tasked to eliminate assassins from the mysterious rival organization known as The Franchise.

Blood Money introduced several improvements for both stealth and action gameplay, including the ability to use NPCs as shields during firefights, hiding unconscious or dead NPCs in various containers, and of course weapon and gear upgrades. Also new to Blood Money are rival assassins that Agent 47 must contend with during missions.